One World continues in the regions throughout April, showcasing the most discussed and most beautiful titles

Four locations are preparing especially rich programmes, offering audiences a double-digit number of screenings. The largest regional One World event in April is currently taking place in České Budějovice from 7 to 12 April, featuring 23 titles. These include acclaimed Czech documentaries such as What About Petey? and Resilience, as well as international productions like Eyes of the Machine and Cuba&Alaska. The latter, notably, appears in the programmes of most local cinemas, clearly standing out as a favourite. As part of the accompanying programme, audiences can also attend the VR film Under the Same Sky or a workshop on Mental Health & Slam Poetry.

In Ústí nad Orlicí, where the festival runs from 11 to 18 April, thirteen films are scheduled, including the highly praised Iranian biker road movie Cutting Through Rocks and the exploration of assisted suicide in Life After. Dina Štěrbová will attend for a discussion titled My Two Lives, and a live podcast Přepište dějiny (Rewrite History) will also take place.

Liberec will host twelve films between 9 and 17 April, including the Hungarian 80 Angry Journalists and the skateboarding-themed The Track. In Kutná Hora, audiences can see eleven films from 16 to 18 April, with a strong focus on family screenings that include several notable short films. The programme also features In the Belly of AI, a film exploring the risks of current technological developments.

In Zlín, One World runs from 16 to 22 April, presenting films such as Coexistence, My Ass!, about a local Jewish activist advocating for Palestinian rights, followed by a discussion. Also on the programme is the sensitive portrait Welded Together, about a Belarusian woman working in a male-dominated environment. Zlín will also host a rich accompanying programme, including a debate on media freedom with Martin Fendrych and Nora Fridrichová.

Additionally, One World is taking place in eleven more cities in various formats. Among local organisers, there is significant interest in The Voice of Hind Rajab, one of the most discussed films of the past year, which has been included in the programmes of seven of the remaining regional showcases, including Nové Město na Moravě, Hodonín, and Pacov. Another favourite is the visually striking Czech environmental essay Resilience, screened in ten locations such as Žamberk, Jihlava, and Humpolec. The Oscar-winning Mr. Nobody Against Putin, although part of last year’s One World edition, returns to screens in five cities, including Tišnov and Podbořany. One of last year’s Cannes winners, the Iranian fiction film It Was Just an Accident, can be seen in Strakonice, Louny, and Rakovník.

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